Since finishing the 13 final playing cards, I have been playing around with them and making GIFS. There are multiple websites that will ‘glitch’ your image in different ways such as changing the colours, adding static, giving them movement and also moving around the page. These glitched images can be added together to make a GIF that plays in a seamless loop. I think these would be really cool on my website and Instagram- it also would help appeal to a younger, more technology aware audience. I do not want the images to be so unrecognisable from the original cards- I don’t think I want to change the colour pallet too much, but perhaps focus on more motion changing effects to make the cards even more interactive. The QR code on the back of the cards could also display these GIFS on my website which would make more sense than just seeing the physical card you have on the website again? I am still playing around with them and figuring out what would suit my concept best and why.
As I had also been experimenting with the physical destruction of playing cards previous; such as tearing and burning them, I wanted to experiment with this on my actual final cards as well. I printed out some of my final cards and physically burnt them- recording and taking photos to capture how the fire engulfed them. While the quality of the images and videos are not amazing- it made for a good foundation to further my experimentation on the cards. I have experimented by making this material into GIF’s to accompany my digital ones- and perhaps even further illustrate from or make a short film to accompany my cards (if I have time). I’m not particularly happy with the videos but they add an extra layer to my body of research and experimentation, so I am still happy I tried something new out.
I’ve inverted the colours on the burning card GIF’s which has given quite a surreal, distorted aesthetic which suits the concept. I’ll be trying to experiment with these more- hopefully I will be able to create some sort of moving image piece with these for my GS space.
